An indispensable companion to England's most beautiful places from Simon Jenkins, author of A Short History of England, England's Thousand Best Churches and England's Thousand Best Houses.

A book to treasure from the supreme champion of Britain's heritage -- Alan Titchmarsh With superb photographs by Paul Barker, it is a timely reminder, if one were needed, of the beauty of this country of ours and the need to savour what we so often take for granted Sunday Telegraph A beautiful book ... the mix of photographs and prose, covering everything from Dartmoor to the Cheviots, is still stirring. -- Andrew Holgate Sunday Times Book of the year Mail on Sunday Picture book of the Week New Statesman From the pretty and picturesque to the awesome and sublime, Jenkins is a perfect your guide to town and country Saga A lovely book, to read and to look at Choice

Simon Jenkins is the chairman of the National Trust, author of the bestselling A Short History of England [9781846684630] (Profile), England's Thousand Best Churches and England's Thousand Best Houses, the former editor of The Times and Evening Standard and a columnist for the Guardian. He lives in London and can be found on Twitter at: @simonjenkins4.